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Historical Event on 1/1/1992

Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1995ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997).
4/13/1940Najma Heptulla, Vice President of Rajya Sabha, was born.
10/27/1982Gandhiji's personal secretary Pyare Lal died.
9/15/1997Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.
9/22/1996Passport seekers are given an option of 10 years (Rs. 300) or 20 years (Rs. 600) period.
3/3/1924Mustafa Kamal Attaturk abolished the caliphate and established a nationalist government and thus Khilafat Movement ended without achieving its aim.
12/23/1889Mehr Chand Mahajan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
7/24/1837Kanishta, son of Samajya Laxshmi, was killed.
5/22/1970Vijayanand Patnaik established political party `Utkar Congress'.
3/17/1943Indian troops retreat from Rathedaung to Buthidaung in the face of a renewed Japanese offensive on the Arakan front in Burma.